Archie Clark vs. Rudy Gay Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy Gay and Archie Clark, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Archie Clark played 10 years in the NBA, 7 less than Rudy Gay, who played 17. Archie Clark had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Rudy Gay had his rookie season in 2006-07. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Archie Clark 10 10 1966-67 to 1975-76
Rudy Gay 17 3 2006-07 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season 1966-672006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 76 23.2 10.5 - - 2.9 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.4 9.6 .452 - - - 1.8 2.5 .708
Rudy Gay 78 27.0 10.8 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.8 2.5 4.1 9.7 .422 0.7 1.8 .364 1.9 2.7 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 3 41.7 25.7 - - 4.3 5.0 - - - 3.7 10.7 20.7 .516 - - - 4.3 5.7 .765
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season 1967-682007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 81 37.5 19.9 - - 4.2 4.4 - - - 2.9 7.8 16.2 .480 - - - 4.4 5.9 .740
Rudy Gay 81 37.0 20.1 1.7 4.4 6.2 2.0 1.4 1.0 2.3 2.8 7.7 16.7 .461 1.7 4.8 .346 3.1 3.9 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 15 35.2 15.3 - - 3.1 4.0 - - - 2.8 5.9 13.7 .427 - - - 3.5 4.6 .768
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season 1968-692008-09
Team Philadelphia 76ersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 82 26.1 13.5 - - 3.2 3.6 - - - 2.3 5.4 11.3 .478 - - - 2.7 3.8 .697
Rudy Gay 79 37.3 18.9 1.4 4.2 5.5 1.7 1.2 0.7 2.6 2.8 7.2 16.0 .453 1.1 3.1 .351 3.3 4.4 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 5 37.0 19.4 - - 3.8 4.4 - - - 3.4 8.0 15.4 .519 - - - 3.4 3.8 .895
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season 1969-702009-10
Team Philadelphia 76ersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 76 36.5 19.7 - - 4.0 5.0 - - - 2.6 7.8 15.8 .496 - - - 4.1 5.2 .785
Rudy Gay 80 39.7 19.6 1.4 4.5 5.9 1.9 1.5 0.8 2.1 2.5 7.5 16.1 .466 0.8 2.5 .327 3.8 5.0 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 5 29.2 13.6 - - 2.8 3.6 - - - 2.0 5.2 12.0 .433 - - - 3.2 4.4 .727
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season 1970-712010-11
Team Philadelphia 76ersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 82 39.6 21.3 - - 4.8 5.4 - - - 2.6 8.1 16.3 .496 - - - 5.1 6.5 .787
Rudy Gay 54 39.9 19.8 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.8 1.7 1.1 2.5 2.4 7.6 16.1 .471 1.1 2.7 .396 3.6 4.5 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 7 42.1 23.6 - - 4.1 4.9 - - - 3.0 9.4 19.9 .475 - - - 4.7 6.4 .733
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season 1971-722011-12
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Baltimore BulletsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 77 42.7 25.2 - - 3.5 8.0 - - - 2.5 9.2 19.7 .470 - - - 6.7 8.7 .771
Rudy Gay 65 37.3 19.0 2.0 4.4 6.4 2.3 1.5 0.8 2.5 2.1 7.5 16.4 .455 0.8 2.7 .312 3.2 4.0 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 6 45.2 26.7 - - 4.0 7.8 - - - 2.5 9.2 21.0 .437 - - - 8.3 9.8 .847
Rudy Gay 7 39.9 19.0 1.4 5.1 6.6 1.4 1.3 0.3 3.0 2.1 6.9 16.3 .421 0.6 2.7 .211 4.7 5.7 .825

Season 7

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season 1972-732012-13
Team Baltimore BulletsMemphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 39 37.9 18.3 - - 3.3 7.1 - - - 2.8 7.7 15.3 .507 - - - 2.8 3.5 .810
Rudy Gay 75 35.8 18.2 1.3 4.8 6.1 2.7 1.5 0.7 2.6 2.4 6.9 16.7 .416 1.1 3.5 .323 3.2 3.9 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 5 42.8 21.2 - - 3.4 5.2 - - - 4.0 9.2 18.4 .500 - - - 2.8 3.6 .778
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season 1973-742013-14
Team Capital BulletsToronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 56 31.9 13.1 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.1 1.1 0.1 - 2.2 5.6 12.1 .467 - - - 1.8 2.3 .786
Rudy Gay 73 34.7 20.0 1.5 4.4 6.0 2.9 1.3 0.8 3.1 2.3 7.4 16.2 .455 0.9 2.7 .330 4.4 5.3 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 7 23.1 7.3 0.4 1.4 1.9 2.1 0.7 0.0 - 1.9 2.9 8.4 .339 - - - 1.6 2.9 .550
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season 1974-752014-15
Team Seattle SupersonicsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 77 32.2 13.9 0.8 2.3 3.1 5.6 1.4 0.1 - 2.4 5.9 11.9 .495 - - - 2.1 2.5 .834
Rudy Gay 68 35.4 21.1 1.4 4.4 5.9 3.7 1.0 0.6 2.7 2.3 7.5 16.4 .455 1.2 3.2 .359 5.0 5.8 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 9 29.9 11.1 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.4 0.7 0.1 - 2.6 4.6 10.4 .436 - - - 2.0 2.2 .900
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season 1975-762015-16
Team Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 79 20.1 7.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.8 0.8 0.1 - 2.0 3.2 7.3 .433 - - - 1.3 1.5 .862
Rudy Gay 70 34.0 17.2 1.5 5.0 6.5 1.7 1.4 0.7 2.0 2.6 6.7 14.4 .463 1.1 3.1 .344 2.8 3.6 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 9 21.3 8.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 3.2 0.7 0.0 - 2.8 3.3 6.9 .484 - - - 1.3 2.0 .667
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season -2016-17
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay 30 33.8 18.7 1.2 5.2 6.3 2.8 1.5 0.9 2.5 2.6 6.7 14.7 .455 1.4 3.8 .372 3.9 4.6 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season -2017-18
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay 57 21.6 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.1 1.3 0.8 0.7 1.4 1.7 4.4 9.4 .471 0.6 2.1 .314 2.0 2.5 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay 5 32.0 12.2 1.8 3.8 5.6 2.2 1.6 0.2 1.2 3.2 5.2 13.0 .400 0.8 3.6 .222 1.0 1.8 .556

Season 13

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season -2018-19
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay 69 26.7 13.7 0.9 5.9 6.8 2.6 0.8 0.5 1.7 2.3 5.4 10.8 .504 1.1 2.7 .402 1.7 2.1 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay 7 25.6 11.1 1.9 5.3 7.1 1.7 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.9 4.0 10.0 .400 1.1 2.7 .421 2.0 2.4 .824

Season 14

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season -2019-20
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay 67 21.8 10.8 0.9 4.5 5.4 1.7 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.5 4.0 8.9 .446 1.1 3.3 .336 1.8 2.0 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season -2020-21
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay 63 21.6 11.4 0.7 4.1 4.8 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.8 4.2 10.0 .420 1.7 4.4 .381 1.3 1.6 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season -2021-22
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay 55 18.9 8.1 1.0 3.4 4.4 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.7 2.9 6.9 .414 1.3 3.7 .345 1.1 1.4 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Archie Clark Rudy Gay
Season -2022-23
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay 56 14.6 5.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.2 1.9 5.1 .380 0.6 2.3 .254 0.8 0.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Rudy Gay ------- --- ----------